OPINION
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Glenn Trudel
Remembering Joel Skornicka
Former Mayor Joel Skornicka was a no-nonsense, effective leader who was kind and ruled without ego. Read more
An elementary move for equity
There are a whole lot of elementary-age children living in the Moorland-Rimrock neighborhood, but they are bussed to schools far from home. Read more
Dec 5, 2019
Off the Square: Lemonize it!
Wisconsin is soon to be an outlier, with Illinois and Michigan legalizing recreational marijuana. But it's not like the state hasn't liberalized some laws. Read more
Dec 5, 2019
Feedback for Dec. 5, 2019
Good point by a reader. Yes, the state and federal government guarantee family leave for the birth of a child. But it is unpaid. Read more
Dec 5, 2019
David Michael Miller
How high-speed trains were derailed
WPR’s Derailed podcast shares a lot about what happened to the proposed high-speed rail link between Milwaukee and Madison. But there’s more to the story. Read more
Dec 4, 2019
Deer up, hunters down
The deer population is exploding and the number of hunters keeps going down. Heroic efforts by the DNR and various hunting and fishing groups to recruit non-traditional groups have met with limited success. Read more
Nov 27, 2019
A loopy idea
We have real needs in Wisconsin when it comes to education. So why are lawmakers wasting time on a bill to require the teaching of cursive? Read more
Nov 27, 2019
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Feedback for Nov. 28, 2019
A longtime volunteer at Henry Vilas Zoo wonders about the “baffling” motives of the county executive’s office in the dispute over patron donations. Read more
Nov 27, 2019
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Off the Square: A jury of your peers
Sen. Ron Johnson sees no reason to recuse himself as a juror in the expected impeachment trial of President Trump. Read more
Nov 27, 2019
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Joe Newton
Bluff calls
Intimacy-reluctant and sex-shy husband is manipulating wife so he doesn’t have to deal. And dating an escort isn’t all roses, this week in Savage Love. Read more
Nov 27, 2019
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David Michael MIller
Preserve quiet on public lands
Just as there have been efforts to protect the night sky from artificial lighting, it is time to also focus on preserving quiet. Read more
Nov 21, 2019
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Feedback for Nov. 21, 2019
When it comes to funding Bus Rapid Transit, a reader asks, shouldn’t the routes be determined before the cost is assessed to the public? Read more
Nov 21, 2019
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It’s complicated
Fewer Madison residents will have to obey Alternate Side Parking restrictions this winter with the expansion of the Snow Emergency Zone. However, parking will be restricted on one side of the street, once a week, throughout the year. Read more
Edgewood College students protest removal of Planned Parenthood links
Edgewood College students wanted answers as to why the administration removed links to Planned Parenthood from its wellness information. But the college’s interim president, Mary Ellen Gevelinger, abruptly canceled a meeting with them. Read more
It was 20 years ago today...
Hook’s Cheese will release its second-ever 20-year aged cheddar in 2020. Sign up Jan. 1 for its Memorial Day weekend release. Read more
Labor dispute
Negotiations with newly unionized workforce at the Willy Street Co-op is turning contentious. The union is ramping up pressure against the co-op’s management, and does not rule out the possibility of a strike. Read more
Legal troubles pile up for local food entrepreneur Jonny Hunter
The closing of Underground Butcher and Forequarter are just outward signs of deeper legal troubles surrounding Underground founder Jonny Hunter. Back taxes and several lawsuits are pending. Read more
